Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-45vs UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-18@ Syracuse | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#16
Michael Hurst
Senior defensive back on California's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Los Angeles, CA
Returning to California for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2202 nationally · Signed with Portland State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on California's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Portland State in 2022.
Michael Hurst
One game to point at: 2 tackles against Syracuse — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Portland State3-star out of Servite
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
California
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026California1-1HC: Tosh Lupoi · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 21–18
at Syracuse
2 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With A. Davies — 34 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG · J. Sagapolutele — 182 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · -5 rush yds (2 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
California
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · California
Returning around him
- 1 California player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (32 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #33 · 2026 recruiting class #56
The secondary · California
- #20Cameron Sidney47 tackles · 2025
- #14Aiden Manutai44 tackles · 2025
- #8Jasiah Wagoner28 tackles · 2025
- #23Isaiah Crosby24 tackles · 2025
- #16Michael Hurst2 games · 2026
15 more on the roster · California team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology